Carsella Fish Houses

[BuschPilot]

Very interested in buying one. Hoping to hear from someone that owns one. Any issues with the house itself. i am looking at a 7x16 to be built. I can't find a lot of info on the net about them. Whats everyone think of construction of them. thanks!!

[harvey lee]

I have not fished in one but have heard good things about Don's houses.

Chad Cummins or Muc33 has one that is still for sale I believe. I am sure it has been well taken care of.

http://hsolist.com/ads/carsella-shack-wheelhouse/

[BuschPilot]

Thanks Harvey, I have seen a few of them for sale this year but just thought about making the jump, We won't tow it much, going to be a LOW fixture for the most part. Hoping to hear some more, sounds like he builds quite a few a year. Great pricing too.

[Ybone]

What kind of siding does he use on his houses and how about the roof?

[BuschPilot]

I beleive it is a steel siding and a rubber roof, i was hoping to hear from someone that had one. i have gotten a quote on a new one from Don and pricing is excellent but going up this week too he says.

[Ybone]

So are you going with that and did you talk to anyone that has one? I've been thinking about one too but they're hard to get ahold of, never answer their phone.

[BuschPilot]

We did order one. its suppose to be 3-4 weeks. sent 1/2 a week ago tomorrow. we went with a 7x16 flat front. just becasue we plan on using it for a bunk house at deer camp too. so we got a futon on each end with a bunk above and a cooktop in the middle. prices are very good and sounds like a strong built house. hopefully we can have some input while its being built.

[CoorsCaptain]

Have you been able to get a hold of Donny? I hear he is hard to get a hold of.

[muc33]

Don is tough to get ahold of, but keep at him. He is a man with a couple others building houses. He is not a production line. He builds good houses, he has low overhead, he can give you a quality house, without the sticker shock. I have had several houses built by Don and trust him with any design he says he can build.

[CC Hurl]

Wish I would have see this post sooner but just noticed it today. I just finished my second year out of a Carsella shack. The siding is steel but not the flat smooth stuff. I guess you would call it imbossed? I like it better as it is more durable. The siding I have is Black and you can see were touch up paint was used in a number of spots. I didn't care about that but some might. For the most part I am very happy with it. My only one complaint was the trailer. It started to rust after the first ice season so I had to drop another 500.00 to have it blasted,sealed and then bed liner spray. Well worth the 500.00 to keep that treailer in top shape.

As I said, I am happy with the house as it is very sturdy and with all the upgrading I had them do, I love it. It is a 6.5 x 12 plus V.

I also use mine during the Bow season for the hunting shack and it sure is nice. Good luck and feel free to ask any other questions you may have.

Don is a tuff guy to reach but they do get back to you in do time. E-mail is what I found to work best. Pam is very nice as well and for 100.00 they delivered the house once it was done. That is about a 4 hour road trip so I was happy to have them bring it to me.

[CC Hurl]

I forgot to mention, it is a rubber roof. Good luck.

[BuschPilot]

Thanks for the responses. Is there anything different u would do with wiring etc. That we should have him do. We r getting a 7x16 square front.

[CoorsCaptain]

Run some 10/2 for a Hot tub and don't for get a pole.

[CoorsCaptain]

Any one else have the trailer rust?

[CC Hurl]

Keep in mind the rust I am talking about was very minimal at best. Kind of the powder on the surface type. I just did not want to see it start to get bad and give out in 5 years or so. I got a good deal on the bed liner job and took it. He did all the cross beams underneath as well.

When I had Don build mine I went with, 6 holes with lights,oven stove,diamond plate all around,out-door light over the door,window in the back as it only came standard with side windows,table that drops to a bed for playing cards,extra bunk,shelf over the stove for TV, 12v light under that shelf to shine over oven,3 110 outlets,two more 12v lights in ceiling,2 12v jacks in ceiling for a fan or two to keep the heat down,Pioneer stereo with four speakers in the ceiling and lots of good memories so far.

If I were to add more it would be an out-door light over my propane tanks as they are on the opposite side of the door light. Then a TV antenna jack. So far I have no TV hooked up as I am at a loss as to what is the best way to do just that.

Hope this helps. The house is tight and seems to be holding up just fine. They screw things together and not staple plus they use board foam insulation in the walls instead of spray insulation. Spray insulation settles after a few years and then you only have the bottom 2/3 insulated. We no what that does to the heat bill. Good luck with your new house.

[Ybone]

How can spray insulation settle? It sticks to the walls.

[CC Hurl]

Sticks for awhile. Lots of bouncing down the road and on the lakes will break it loose and eventually it will settle.

[Boar]

Do ya mindme asking how much ya paid, dose he have a HSOforum?

[CC Hurl]

He does not have a Web site but Pam will send you pictures if you want them. All said and done with the bed liner it was 7800.00. Money well spent IMO. Send her an E-mail. [email protected]

I spent about an hour on the phone with Don going over the details as to what I wanted and they got it all done just the way I wanted it.

[brian6715]

Sticks for awhile. Lots of bouncing down the road and on the lakes will break it loose and eventually it will settle.

If it is anything like the product used in insulating attics, I would say there is absolutely no way that it would settle. The product I am talking about is that green icing spray foam. That stuff sticks incredibly well, it is basically impossible to remove. I would never worry about it settling!

[CC Hurl]

For the record I am not bashing spray foam if that is what a guy wants to use. I have no personel experience with it but have talked to other who have and the settling issue is what scared me away from it. There is one maker of very popular ice shacks that uses stuff that settles. I will not mention the name here but for the money and quality Carsella shacks are second to none IMO. I have also heard that when using spray foam (insulation) you will leave voids in the walls that will hold moisture thus creating mold and such.

Another tip a guy gave me that never registered is, once the house is cranked up you will want to leave slack in the cables so they don't become your only source of suspention. When you leave them tight the leaf springs are not doing what they are supposed to. Also you will wreck your cables in a short time. Just thought I would throw that out there as well for those folks like me that did not think of that.

[Boar]

That blow in stuff in the attic sttles believe me, I have condensation spots the ceiling where the ceiling joist meet the wall frame fron blow in settling an wind coming thru the sauffet. just have to stuf some insulation in those ceiling joist to fix it. Any who it not tool time, but 7800 to be happy on the ice is a good price. thanks for the info.

[BuschPilot]

I got to spend some time at Carsella Shacks today going over our layout and choices. Keith was very helpful. I got to see about the exact layout we wanted and was able to make the choices from that. They had 3 in the works right now and hopefully getting my frame next week to get started, i can't wait. Very good prices too.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

If you are talking about blown in fiberglass, that might settle.

Closed cell spray foam can't settle. It is hard as a rock. If someone told you it will, they are simply wrong.

[bowtie]

Obviously somebody needs to do a little research before going off half cocked about spray foam insulation versus fiberglass batting. I spray foamed my shack and dont think in a thousand years that the insulation can settle. Maybe some degradation from the uv rays is possible.IMO the best way to insulate a shack. period. BTW I went through 2 20# propane tanks this year.